Next one will be deeper and then the one after that. The new CBA changed the dynamics. The old CBA had athletes staying in school longer to become a 1st rounder and bank that huge rookie deal. Now rookie deals are tiny and the big money is the second contract, so the incentives changes. Now it doesn't matter where you'll get drafted as long as you get in the league as soon as you can to get that big second contract while you're still young and marketable. Every kid wants to hit FA at 25 now. Hence the record number of under classmen declaring.

Next one will be deeper and then the one after that. The new CBA changed the dynamics. The old CBA had athletes staying in school longer to become a 1st rounder and bank that huge rookie deal. Now rookie deals are tiny and the big money is the second contract, so the incentives changes. Now it doesn't matter where you'll get drafted as long as you get in the league as soon as you can to get that big second contract while you're still young and marketable. Every kid wants to hit FA at 25 now. Hence the record number of under classmen declaring.